Filled with new & exciting ideas for classic, stylish & fun cards, this fresh & practical series shows how to create innovative designs for all occasions. Each book concentrates on a different technique, illustrating how to decorate, embellish & enhance blank cards in many different ways. Step-by-step photographs & patterns, together with easy-to-follow instructions teach all the essential skills involved, encouraging beginners, & more experienced artists, to make their own original designs. A fun-filled, practical & inspiring series offering a range of designs that will appeal to anyone wanting to send someone special something special. Packed with exciting ideas, this book illustrates all you need to know to create wonderful designs. Julie Hickey shows how copper, mesh & wire can be cut, twisted & curled, then embellished with beads & found objects to make abstract, collages & pictorial cards. Author: Julie Hickey ISBN: 1903975018 ...

A superb quality metal sketching easel with bag complete with adjustable canvas supports & telescopic legs. Ideal for watercolour, ...

If you want to take flower painting seriously, this is one of the best introductions you could wish for. The book begins with an extensive introduction to botanical painting, including the materials you will need & how to choose your subject as well as composition, drawing & the use of colour. This & the Six Stages of Painting that follow are far more than the usual preliminary remarks & are, in fact, some of the main meat of the book. By doing things this way, Michael Lakin only has to give you one set of demonstrations instead of 26, leaving the rest of the book free to concentrate on information specific to each plant rather than endless repetition. Each species is thus dealt with in two double-page spreads. The first will show you details of the flowers, leaves & stems & also a drawing of the whole plant. The second spread contains the painting instructions & the finished work side by side. This unusual approach works well in conjunction with the introductory sections & means that you are presented with all the information you need both efficiently & concisely. Many books on botanical illustration (the rather scientific art of flower painting) can bog you down in detail, but Michael Lakin has found a neat & innovative way round this that will make learning a pleasure. In the accompanying DVD, Michael demonstrates how to paint a snowdrop & a water-lilly. Book & DVD: Search Press
- Hardback
- 144 pages
- Colour throughout
- 95 mins Author: Michael Lakin Tape Length: 77 mins



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To many people oils can seem like a terribly smelly, messy & permanent medium to use. In this wonderful tutorial & materials set, Michael Sanders puts these stereotypes to rest, demonstrating how to use oils from the outset. Michael Sanders' expert tuition illustrates how the use of water mixable oils enables you to enjoy the adaptability & ease of correction of oil paint without the smell of solvents & shows how easy it is to clean up just using soap & water! In his DVD he shows how to create a colour wheel & begins with simple still life demonstrations, progressing to outdoor landscapes so no matter what you hope to paint in the future Michael's hints & tips will be invaluable. Worth over £69, this set contains: Water Mixable Oils DVD with Michael Sanders (85 mins) Winsor & Newton Artisan Starter Set: 6 x 21ml tubes SAA Oil Brush Set: Round (06), Flat (08), Filbert (02) Small plywood oval palette Clairefontaine Oil Block: 15 sheets 355x 279mm (9.5''x 12'') ...

Try something fun & a 'little' bit different! This stunning set of three miniature easels, complete with matching real canvasses, ...

Barry selects his subjects with care, showing you how to produce wonderfully atmospheric paintings. Working out of doors, he paints a building & meadow bathed in warm evening light & a panoramic view over the Quantocks on a hazy summer's day. In his studio, working from sketches, he paints a river at sunset on the flat landscape of the Somerset Levels & a dramatic view of Porlock Weir. DVD: 60 mins Author: Barry Watkin Tape Length: 60 mins ...

If you enjoy painting striking pictures in oils then this DVD is a must have for anyone's art DVD collection! In this DVD, Roy Lang demonstrates how to capture a rolling wave breaking in the moonlight. With clever use of colours, Roy adds highlights, creating a sense of intense light reflecting through a collapsing wave. In this dramatic scene he also shows you how to catch the moonlight shine on the sea spray & foam surface. The result is a realistic moody composition, sure to inspire! DVD. 20 Mins Please note this DVD title is only available in PAL format & therefore is unlikely to play in North America, Japan, South Korea & some of the Pacific Islands. However, all DVDs will play on personal computers & laptops. Author: Roy Lang Tape Length: 20 mins ...

In the first DVD, Mountain Adventures in Watercolour, David is in his element. He sketches in the Lake District in the summer & the peaks of Snowdonia in winter. Against such dynamic scenery he paints & sketches bridges, streams, summer & winter trees, cottages &, of course, mountains. The second DVD, Developing your Watercolours, takes you to mid-Wales. David shows you how to find the optimum viewpoint & takes on a wide variety of subjects. 2 DVDs: 90 & 60 mins Medium: 15 Tape Length: 150 mins Author: David Bellamy ...